The Girona Provincial Council has granted a subsidy of €16,720.00 to the Fontanals de Cerdanya Town Council to partially cover the costs of the ninth archaeological excavation campaign at Serrat del Castellar, carried out during 2026.
The campaign, led by Professor Joan Oller Guzmán from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), involved eight students from the Archaeology and History degrees at UAB and the University of Barcelona (UB), along with professionals from the company Arqueòlegs cat.
This year's main objective was to continue excavating defensive structures from the Republican Roman period and domestic areas from the Iberian phase. The goals were successfully met, yielding new and interesting data on the settlement's urbanism, its defensive network, and its destruction phases. A substantial quantity of material remains was also recovered, offering insights into the daily lives of the ancient inhabitants of Serrat.
This excavation is part of the four-year project PATCA, funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya and directed by Professor Oriol Olesti. The grant falls under the subsidies for the restoration and conservation of heritage properties for the year 2026.
